Battle of Kumanovo | |||||||
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Part of the First Balkan War | |||||||
![]() First Balkan War. The Serbian Front (Serbia) The march of the armies before the battle of Kumanovo. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Units involved | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
132,000 men 148 artillery pieces 100 machine guns [1] |
65,000 men 164 artillery pieces 104 machine guns [1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
687 killed 3,280 wounded 597 missing [2] Total: 4,564[a] |
1,200 killed 3,000 wounded 327 captured 98 artillery pieces lost [2][b] Total: 4,500[c] | ||||||
The Battle of Kumanovo (Serbian: Кумановска битка / Kumanovska bitka, Turkish: Kumanova Muharebesi), on 23–24 October 1912, was a major battle of the First Balkan War. It was an important Serbian victory over the Ottoman army in the Kosovo Vilayet, shortly after the outbreak of the war. After this defeat, the Ottoman army abandoned the major part of the region, suffering heavy losses in manpower (mostly due to desertions) and in war materiel.[6]
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